The Build Lebanon Trails Community Meetings are a great opportunity for you to learn more about the 50 miles of trails throughout Lebanon. We want to share with you our vision and also hear what you have to say about the trails. This is the place where you can:

*Express your ideas or concerns

*Become a volunteer

*Learn about trails and projects

Please feel free to join us. We look forward to having you join our meetings and answer any questions you may have.

We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm in conference room C at the Lebanon Community Hospital. The meeting will take place just after the BLT Board meeting.

Join us for a community nature walk with a little clean up at Cheadle Lake!

February 14, 2015 10am-12pm

Primarily we will walk all of the trails and talk about the trail improvements, work the City of Lebanon is doing, and upcoming work we will be doing. During the nature walk at Cheadle Lake we will do a little cleanup.

Directions: From I5 (North or South) take exit #228 for Corvallis-Lebanon/OR-34; head East on OR-34 towards Lebanon. Follow OR-34 into town; take a right onto South Main Street/US-20 E. Continue East onto Russell Dr. which veers right and turns into River Dr.. Shortly on your right will be the parking lot for Cheadle Lake.

Look for the BLT Event signs!!

Last time on a BLT walk at Cheadle Lake, we saw this turtle resting on the log.

Have you heard about the Service Organization of the Year award for the Lebanon Chambers’ Distinguished Service Awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 10, 2015? An announcement was made to the public on the radio and in local newspapers about the opportunity to nominate the service organization you believe should receive the award. Build Lebanon Trails (BLT) would like you to consider nominating BLT for the 2014 Non-Profit Organization of the Year.

A committee uses your comments to rate the nominations based on criteria including:

“Does the non-profit organization provide invaluable services to the community and positively influenced our citizens.

Do members actively participate in service projects and programs leading to civic improvements, human welfare or environmental enhancement.

Included here is the Build Lebanon Trails’ 2014 update letter provided to inform the public about the work BLT has done in the past, currently is accomplishing, and goals for the near future.

This link will take you to the required Nomination forms. The forms are required to be submitted before February 13th to the Lebanon Chamber office at 1040 Parks Street in Lebanon. In addition, for nominations to be counted, the nomination form MUST have a signature and phone number and letter of recommendation explaining in detail why your nominee deserves the award. Please consider turning in an application for the Lebanon Service Organization you believe deserves a nomination.

We thank our supporters and our 100+ Businesses, Foundations, Organizations and Individuals that help keep the development of Lebanon’s Trail system growing.

Come join Build Lebanon Trails on Saturday, January 10th at 10:00am. We will explore current and future projects between the hospital and Marks Slough Trails.

The route will begin at the Lebanon Community Hospital in the south parking lot. We will walk along the canal to Had Irvine Park, through an open field where trails will be constructed this spring to connect the Canal Trail to existing Marks Slough Trails, walk the paved Marks Slough Trails, and then return to our starting point.

*Notes: Wear good walking shoes or hiking boots. Dress appropriately for the weather.

We are a part of the Holiday’s in the Park festivities…Festivities for Holiday’s in the Park are from 2pm-7pm on December 6th at Ralston Park in Downtown Lebanon.

We will begin our search for Rudolph and the Holiday Spirit at 4pm. We will meet by our decorated area, the bench swing. We will also stop by the gazebo on our way. During the walk you will enjoy stops at historic buildings and learn bits and pieces about the history of Lebanon. This year we will be stopping by Scroggins Mill where a historian will talk about the mill and show what they’ve done recently. In addition a born and raised Lebanon resident will speak about what downtown used to look like when he was a boy and tickets will be handed out for a discount at Uncle Docs Diner.

The walk will return to Ralston Park where we will find music and entertainment, face painting, Loci Rides, foods and craft vendors and horse drawn carriage rides. In addition, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in their Santa House to greet kids.

The “Rockin Around the Christmas Tree” Twilight Parade will begin at 5:15pm.

The Tree Lighting will take place at 6:15pm with City Manager Gary Marks and Mayor Paul Aziz.

“Don’t get Wet or Muddy or Play with Fire”Heard this before? Well this isn’t your Parents party.

November 8th, 2014 (Volunteers needed 8:30am-12noon)

On November 8th volunteer with the Lebanon Trails Committee and help a bunch of Crazy Folks have fun while competing in the Cheadle Challenge Adventure Run at Cheadle Lake.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the race. You will get a cool shirt, hot soup, and a tasty beverage! Plus there will be great music and a bonfire. Families can volunteer as a group but children under 14 must remain with parents.

Join us for a community nature walk with a little clean up at Cheadle Lake!

October 11, 2014 10am-12pm

Come join us at Cheadle Lake. Primarily we will walk all of the trails and talk about the trail improvements, work the City of Lebanon is doing, paving, and upcoming work BLT will be doing. We will do a little cleanup.

We will meet at the North parking lot just off River Dr.

Directions: From I5 (North or South) take exit #228 for Corvallis-Lebanon/OR-34; head East on OR-34 towards Lebanon. Follow OR-34 into town; take a right onto South Main Street/US-20 E. Continue East onto Russell Dr. which veers right and turns into River Dr.. Shortly on your right will be the parking lot for Cheadle Lake.

It has been a while since we have offered the Burkhart Creek Trail nature walk. The Burkhart Creek Trail is an intricate part of the overall BLT trail system. The goal for this project is a development of a safe and accessible multi-use trail along Burkhart Creek.

We will meet at the Oak Street Lebanon Fire Hall (1050 West Oak Street).

The gravel parking area for the Fire Hall can be reached by turning west onto Oak Street at the intersection of Oak and Main. Proceed west on Oak until you reach S. 12th Street. Turn onto S. 12th Street and BLT signs will direct you to the parking area.